When I headed to Forest Farm Nature Reserve today, I was hoping to add a Dipper to my year list (tick) and, as frosty mornings often lure them out from the reeds, I was also hoping to see some Snipe – these are they. Not as close as I’d have liked but still good to see as they are so well camouflaged they’re often difficult to spot. There were lots of other lovelies too: a Kingfisher, two Buzzards being harassed by Crows, three Great spotted woodpeckers, a ton of Mallards and Moorhens loudly staking out territories in preparation for breeding, four Grey herons like statues in a dead tree, and my first Snowdrops of the year. T’rrific!

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I helped with cutting back the reeds last autumn (together with the Park Rangers service, and other volunteers from Cardiff Rivers Group and Cardiff Conservation Volunteers) to try to create the sort of ‘scrape’ habitat they prefer. It’s really rewarding to know that we did ok!

And yes, the snipe are usually a bit in the distance, although I’ve been lucky enough to see them almost in front of the second hide.